Tate Talk 2017™ #1: How to correctly add a Bible verse into an annotation

Hello fellow Genius users! I’m here with the long awaited first Tate Talk of 2017 to cover the use of Bible verses in annotations. I’m in the Christian genre and I see poorly formatted Bible verses all the time, so I’m going to cover, and hopefully clear up, any confusion to do with linking Bible verses and formatting Bible verses in annotations.

Formatting

I see plenty of different formats used when quoting Bible verses in annotations. Bolding, italics, both bolding and italics—all of it is wrong. You should add the verse title in the sentence before, not after, or in the quotation.

Example:

These lines are based off Romans 12:2, which talks about not fitting in with the world.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The only reason you should italicize something is when you’re stating which Book of the Bible a verse came from, not the actual verse.

The right way to add a Bible to an annotation:

The wrong way to add a Bible Verse to an annotation:

Linking

Linking Bible verses always seems to fall by the wayside when creating an annotation with a Bible verse! You should treat it just like a song lyric used in an annotation. Also, most people don’t know we have the Bible on Genius—you should be using internal site links, not Biblegateway or Biblehub.

Example:

RIGHT

[Romans 1:16](https://genius.com/2133618) talks about being unashamed of your faith.

WRONG

[Romans 1:16](http://biblehub.com/romans/1-16.htm) talks about being unashamed of your faith.

@BigBabyGOAT-116 What I think @CalebMac116 is trying to say is link to an internal site rather than external site, but your annotation should give a brief synopsis of the verse, even if the verse isn’t annotated.

I would just put the URL to John 2 because it’s just like a lyric used in a Tate. Normally is it’s not annotated just put the link to the song. This is what I think but I’m not the boss. @bigbabygoat-116 @jbotting347@Michael